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Letters Patent No. 73,794; dated January 28, 1.868.

IMPROVEMENTIN BAGS FOR PACKING TOBACCO.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I7 Gr. W. GAIL, of Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland,'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bags for Packing Tobacco; and that I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lettersv Aof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification,A in which- Figurel is a perspective of my tobacco-bag,showing the manner of folding the sides, also ,the ap thus formed, and the cord for securing the same.

Figure 2 is also a perspective. exhibiting the manner in which the mouth of the bag is closed and the flap secured. w

The object of this invention is tovprovide an expeditious, economical, and, withal, an ornamental, method of packing tobacco for the market; and the nature of itconsists in folding the sides of my bag in such a way that a Hap will be formed, which, in connection-with the folds, will entirely close its mouth when the cord which is attached to said Hap is passed around the centre of the bag and secured, as indicated in fig. 2.

To enable others to enjoy the benefits of this invention, I will now describe its peculiarities.

A represents the bag, made in the usual way, to which is attached the cord d. After the bag is lled with tobacco, all the sides are folded except the one to which the cord is attached, as seen in fig. 1. The flap is now folded ovei' the mouth of the bag, and the cord passed` around its centre, and its. end secured by being passed around its opposite end several times, er in any other convenient method.

What I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- A bag for packing tobacco, when folded as described, and secured bymeans of a cord passing around itsv centre, substantially in the manneras set forth.

In testimony thatvI claim the foregoing as my own, I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

n G. W. GrAIL.v Witnesses WM. MCKINLEE, Jos. J. STEWART. v 

